Sonya Halpern's Biography
- State Senate (GA) - District 39, Democratic Minority Caucus Vice Chair
Contact Information
Office
323-B Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Post Office Box 13142
Atlanta, GA 30324
Full Name:
Sonya Halpern
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Daniel; 3 Children
Birth Date:
10/11/1967
Home City:
Atlanta, GA
BA, Mass Communication/Media Studies, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
MBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, University of Hartford
Minority Caucus Vice-Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 39, 2021-present
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 39, 2022, 2024
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
Member, Education and Youth Committee
Member, Health and Human Services Committee
Member, MARTOC
Member, Public Safety Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation
Vice Chair, Urban Affairs Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Education and Youth Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Ex-Officio, Public Safety Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Vice Chairman, Urban Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee, Georgia State Senate, present
Principal, Whiskey in a Teacup Consulting, 2018-present
Member Board of Directors, South Arts, 2018-present
Member, South Arts Board of Directors Executive Committee, 2018-present
Executive Committee, Board of Directors, YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, 2016-present
Member, DeVos Institute of Arts Management Advisory Board, 2015-present
Member, African American Leadership Council of the Democratic National Convention
Member, Andrew J. Young Foundation
Member, Atlanta School for the Arts Foundation
Founding Co Chair, Electing Women Alliance Atlanta
Member, National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Member, Women's Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Convention
Vice Chair, Public Broadcasting Atlanta Board of Directors, 2020-2021
Chair, The Children's School Board of Trustees, 2019-2021
Chair, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, 2014-2017
Chair, National Black Arts Festival Board of Directors, 2013-2015